Rip Curl Pro Pipeline Masters 2006

Na polno poteka tudi tekma za WCT Rip Curl PRO Pipeline Masters. Zmaga vredna kar 280.000$. Po dolgem čakanju je le prišel swell, ki bo poskrbel, da se sezona 2006 konča kot se spodobi. Od 6 do 10ft po Haw. standardih zadostuje za perfektne tube na Banzai Pipeline-u. Medtem, ko so člani Slovenske Surf Zveze ocenjevali naše tekmovanje sem si ogledal live round1.

Priča smo bili kar nekaj dobrim voženj in tudi ocene vam to lahko povedo. Bruce Irons (Haw) 19.90, Jemie O'Brien (Haw) 18.86, Andy Irons (Haw) 17.50, Kelly Slater (Usa) 17.14… Vodijo domačini, danes lahko pričakujemo hud boj v round 2, lahko mu sledite live webcast, po evropskem času nekje okoli 20.00 ure.

ROUND ONE RESULTS (1st to round three; 2nd and 3rd to round two)

Heat 1: 1. Peterson Rosa (BRA) 14.17; 2. Dean Morrison (AUS) 11.50; 3. Randall Paulson (HAW) 7.77; 4. Toby Martin (AUS) 5.13
Heat 2: 1. Kalani Chapman (HAW) 15.33; 2. Pedro Henrique (BRA) 9.16; 3. Darren O’Rafferty (AUS) 8.84; Phil MacDonald (AUS) 7.23
Heat 3: 1. Tom Whitaker (AUS); 2. Tory Baron (HAW) 11.00; 3. Davey Weare (ZAF) 7.17; 4. Victor Ribas (BRA) 6.83
Heat 4: Evan Valiere (HAW) 16.33; 2. Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.27; 3. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 6.66; Shaun Cansdell (AUS) 2.86
Heat 5: 1. Damien Hobgood (USA) 16.40; 2. Yuri Sodre (BRA) 9.24; 3. Makua Rothman (HAW) 8.50; 4. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 3.86
Heat 6: 1. Hank Gaskell (HAW); 2. Joel Parkinson (AUS); 3. Mark Occhilupo (AUS) 10.04; Ben Dunn (AUS) 8.67
Heat 7: 1. Travis Logie (ZAF) 16.16; 2. Dustin Barca (HAW) 10.84; 3. Taj Burrow (AUS) 9.84; 4. Kekoa Bacalso (HAW) 7.44
Heat 8: 1. Jamie O’Brien (HAW) 18.86; 2. Kelly Slater (USA) 17.14; 3. Trent Munro (AUS) 12.94; Heiarii Williams (PYF) 7.20
Heat 9: 1. Bruno Santos (BRA) 13.27; 2. Rob Machado (USA) 11.90; 3. Mick Fanning (AUS) 9.94; Danny Wills (AUS) 6.23
Heat 10: 1. Andy Irons (HAW) 17.50; 2. Ian Walsh (HAW) 9.10; 3. Nathan Carroll (HAW) 4.26; 4. Greg Emslie (ZAF) 2.53
Heat 11: 1. Michael Lowe (AUS) 11.33; 2. Tamayo Perry (HAW); 3. Taylor Knox (USA) 7.50; 4. Jarrad Howse (AUS) 7.03
Heat 12: 1. Bruce Irons (HAW) 19.90; 2. Jake Paterson (AUS) 13.24; 3. Roy Powers (HAW) 12.06; 4. Solomon Ortiz (HAW) 10.17
Heat 13: Chris Ward (USA) 13.83; 2. Aamion Goodwin (HAW) 11.77; 3. Cj Hobgood (USA) 11.50; 4. Mikael Picon (FRA) 6.36
Heat 14: 1. Pancho Sullivan (HAW) 15.66; 2. Paulo Moura (BRA) 13.50; 3. Jamie Sterling (HAW) 9.50; Bede Durbidge (AUS) 2.67
Heat 15: 1. Reef McIntosh (HAW) 18.27; 2. Luke Stedman (AUS) 15.67; 3. Marcelo Nunes (BRA) 11.66; 4. Fred Patacchia (HAW) 11.34
Heat 16: 1. Cory Lopez (USA) 11.84; 2. Nathan Hedge (AUS) 9.86; Owen Wright (AUS) 5.57; 4. Troy Brooks (AUS) 5.45

Round Two Heat Draw

Heat 1:Kelly Slater (USA); Paulo Moura (BRA); Roy Powers (HAW); Owen Wright (AUS)
Heat 2: Mick Fanning (AUS); Marcelo Nunes (BRA); Pedro Henrique (BRA); Jamie Sterling (HAW)
Heat 3: Taj Burrow (AUS); Nathan Hedge (AUS); David Weare (ZAF); Aamion Goodwin (HAW)
Heat 4: Joel Parkinson (AUS); Luke Stedman (AUS); Adrian Buchan (AUS); Tamayo Perry (HAW)
Heat 5: Bobby Martinez (USA); Jake Paterson (AUS); Yuri Sodre (BRA); Randall Paulson (HAW)
Heat 6: Dean Morrison (AUS); Darren O’Rafferty (AUS); Ian Walsh (HAW); Tory Baron (HAW)
Heat 7: TaylorKnox (USA); Mark Occhilupo (AUS); Rob Machado (USA); Makua Rothman (HAW)
Heat 8: CJ Hobgood (USA); Trent Munro (AUS); Nathan Carroll (HAW); Dustin Barca (HAW